The final group of Jon Rahm and Tommy Fleetwood fell apart. Jim Furyk soared.
In the end, though, it was Rory McIlroy taking home the 2019 Players Championship.
McIlroy carded a two-under 70, giving him a one-stroke victory over Furyk to win golf's "fifth major" for the first time. The victory is almost a year to the day since McIlroy's last, the 2018 Arnold Palmer Invitational.
The former world No. 1 has won 15 times on the PGA Tour.
Entering the day one stroke off the pace set by Rahm, McIlroy struggled to make positive headway on the front.